headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for … lower fertility. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference among natives in their fertility decisions … reversal of the gender gap in college attendance beginning in the 1980s (Goldin, Katz and Kuziemko 2006), making girls more …

This paper examines the extent to which the Great Recession affected gender composition at birth. We focus on ethnic …

This paper examines the extent to which the Great Recession affected gender composition at birth. We focus on ethnic …

at birth by parental gender. We show that both paternal and maternal birth weights significantly predict the child …

We examine the effect of a Chinese family planning policy (FPP) known as "Later, Longer, and Fewer" on the gender gap … intensity of the FPP predicts the gender gap to be 35% greater than the gap without FPP. The effects are explained by the skewed … gender composition of last-born children produced by sex-selective stopping behavior. The findings indicate a way in which …

medical birth register and intergenerational link registers from Sweden covering 1992-2004. We take a rigorous econometric … possible selective fertility based on labor market conditions. We find that downturns are beneficial; for example, a one …

transfer (SET) mandate implemented in Sweden in 2003, following which the share of twin births showed a precipitous drop of 70 … health and women's earnings following IVF birth, along-side an increase in subsequent fertility. We provide the first …